Jerry Seib: Bracing for the Hobby Lobby Decision

6/29/2014 6:00AM

The Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision, expected Monday, may be the most politically important ruling of the year. The Hobby Lobby chain is seeking a religious exemption from having to pay for insurance that covers contraception for its employees, as required in the Affordable Care Act. Jerry Seib explains the political ramifications of the decision. Photo: AP

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I ... you're a beast in political terms is going to come one Monday morning that's when the court is expected to decide the so-called hobby lobby case ... is a case brought by this is called hobby lobby which argues that it the provisions of the Affordable Care Act require the owners to provide certain contraception services ... to their employees violated the owners religious liberties ... the owners say that they believe these contraception services are wrong ... they shouldn't be required to provide them ... other employers in religious organizations have pursued similar cases arguments so they'll be some the impact of the case on a broader scale ... the law itself the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare will survive no matter what ... they think the political impact of this decision will be broader for a couple of reasons ... first I think the decision against the Affordable Care Act in favor of hobby lobby one just to add to the Republican argument that the law itself Obamacare is ... legislative overreach on many fronts and that's going to be a common theme that twenty fourteen ... elections ... and secondly I think that you'll also playing into Republican narrative that says not just on health care but on other issues ... the Democratic White House and the condors have eroded personal liberties including religious liberties ... you can be hearing more of that argument ... sources say the law survives the matter wat but the political impact of this decision for cheaper if it goes in favor of hobby lobby against administration ... will be much broader